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Lovely Muco
Cover of the first manga volume
いとしのムーコ
(Itoshi no Mūko)
GenreSlice of life
Manga
Written byTakayuki Mizushina
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineEvening
DemographicSeinen
Original run12 April 2011 – 23 September 2020
Volumes17 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco!
Directed byTakenori Mihara
StudioDoga Kobo
Original networkFuji TV
Original run 29 July 2013 – 23 December 2013
Episodes21
Anime television series
Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2
Directed byTakenori Mihara
StudioDoga Kobo
Original networkBS Fuji[1]
Original run 27 April 2014 – 5 October 2014
Episodes22
Anime television series
Directed byRomanov Higa
StudioDLE
Original networkTV Tokyo[2]
Original run 3 October 2015 – 26 March 2016
Episodes25

Lovely Muco (Japanese: いとしのムーコ, Hepburn: Itoshi no Mūko) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Mizushina. It was serialized in Kodansha's Evening from April 2011 to September 2020, with its chapters collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Muco, the Shiba Inu of glassblower Komatsu-san.[3]

Characters

Muco (ムーコ, Mūko)
Voiced by: Hitomi Yoshida
The shiba-inu pet of Komatsu.
Komatsu-san (こまつさん, Komatsu-san)
Voiced by: Shinichi Tanioka (Lovely Movie) / Satoshi Hino (TV Anime)
A glassblower.
Ushikou-san (うしこうさん, Ushikou-san)
Voiced by: Mizuki Sano (Lovely Movie) / Junji Majima (TV Anime)
A bar patron and friend of Komatsu.
Bouda-san (棒田さん, Bouda-san)
Voiced by: Taisei Kurata (Lovely Movie) / Keiji Fujiwara (TV Anime)
A local barkeep.
Rena-chan (玲奈ちゃん, Rena-chan)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
Bouda's daughter.
Shinohara-san (篠原さん, Shinohara-san)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka
Love interest.
Dr.Mutou (Veterinary) (むとう先生（獣医さん）, Mutou-sensei (Jūui-san))
Voiced by: Kazuhiro Watanabe (Lovely Movie) / Hiroki Takahashi (TV Anime)
Tamaki-kun (タマキくん, Tamaki-kun)
Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (TV Anime)

Media

Manga

Lovely Muco is written and illustrated by Takayuki Mizushina. The manga began in Kodansha's Evening on 12 April 2011.[4] In June 2020, it was announced that the series would be finished in 6 chapters.[5] The manga finished on 23 September 2020.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on 23 April 2012[7] As of 23 November 2020, seventeen volumes have been released.[8]

At Anime Expo 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[9]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
01 23 April 2012[7]978-4-06-352415-44 April 2023[10]978-1-64-729239-3
02 21 September 2012[11]978-4-06-352431-44 July 2023[12]978-1-64-729240-9
03 22 March 2013[13]978-4-06-352455-0——
04 20 September 2013[14]978-4-06-352483-3——
05 20 March 2014[15][16]978-4-06-354506-7
978-4-06-358702-9 (SE)		——
06 21 November 2014[17][18]978-4-06-354538-8
978-4-06-358749-4 (SE)		——
07 23 April 2015[19]978-4-06-354569-2——
08 20 November 2015[20]978-4-06-354601-9——
09 22 April 2016[21][22]978-4-06-354618-7
978-4-06-358805-7 (SE)		——
10 22 November 2016[23][24]978-4-06-354642-2
978-4-06-362345-1 (SE)		——
11 23 June 2017[25][26]978-4-06-354673-6
978-4-06-358851-4 (SE)		——
12 22 December 2017[27][28]978-4-06-510577-1
978-4-06-511017-1 (SE)		——
13 23 July 2018[29][30]978-4-06-512076-7
978-4-06-512951-7 (SE)		——
14 23 April 2019[31][32]978-4-06-515222-5
978-4-06-516235-4 (SE)		——
15 22 November 2019[33][34]978-4-06-517658-0
978-4-06-518140-9 (SE)		——
16 23 June 2020[35][36]978-4-06-520005-6
978-4-06-520004-9 (SE)		——
17 20 November 2020[8][37]978-4-06-521582-1
978-4-06-521646-0 (SE)		——

Anime

In 2013 and 2014, a short anime based on the manga by Doga Kobo was used as interstitials on the Fuji TV programme Non-Stop!. A separate anime series started airing on October 3, 2015.[38][39]

Reception

Lovely Muco ranked #6 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2013" poll by Honya Club online bookstore.[40]

References

  1. ^ "ラブリームービー いとしのムーコ シーズン2" (in Japanese). Fuji Television On Demand. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  2. ^ "テレビ東京・あにてれ いとしのムーコ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ 秋田・ガラス作家の愛犬モデルの漫画「いとしのムーコ」、コミック誌に連載へ [Dog model of Akita-glass artist cartoon "beloved of Muko", to serialized in comic magazine] (in Japanese). Akita Keizai Shimbun. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ^ みずしな孝之が愛らしい犬描く「いとしのムーコ」連載開始. Natalie (in Japanese). 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (24 June 2020). "Lovely Muco! Manga Ends in 6 Chapters". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. ^ 謎のスーパー野球女子描く新連載がイブニングで、「いとしのムーコ」10年の連載に幕. Natalie (in Japanese). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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  8. ^ a b いとしのムーコ（１７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael (July 1, 2022). "EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Iruma-kun, More Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lovely Muco! 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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  12. ^ "Lovely Muco! 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  13. ^ いとしのムーコ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. ^ いとしのムーコ（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  15. ^ いとしのムーコ（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  16. ^ ＤＶＤと缶バッジ付きですよ！！ いとしのムーコ（５）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  17. ^ いとしのムーコ（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  18. ^ いとしのムーコ（６）限定版 もっちりストラップ＆ぷっくりシール＆缶バッジのムーコＢＯＸ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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  20. ^ いとしのムーコ（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  21. ^ いとしのムーコ（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  22. ^ ＤＶＤ付き いとしのムーコ（９）限定版 おはなつやつやステッカー入り！ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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  24. ^ 卓上カレンダー付き いとしのムーコ（１０）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  25. ^ いとしのムーコ（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  26. ^ ハンドタオル付き いとしのムーコ（１１）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  27. ^ いとしのムーコ（１２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  28. ^ ムーコかたぬきカレンダー付き いとしのムーコ（１２）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  29. ^ いとしのムーコ（１３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  30. ^ ムーコのでっかいメモホルダー付き いとしのムーコ（１３）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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  32. ^ ムーコのおくすり手帳＆カバー付き いとしのムーコ（１４）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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  34. ^ ワイドなムーコカレンダー付き いとしのムーコ（１５）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  35. ^ いとしのムーコ（１６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  36. ^ ふせんブック付き いとしのムーコ（１６）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  37. ^ 毎日いっしょなムーコ日めくりカレンダー付き いとしのムーコ（１７）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  38. ^ "Lovely Muco! Manga by Kemono to Chat's Mizushina Gets New TV Anime". Anime News Network. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  39. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (23 April 2015). ""Lovely Muco!" Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation This Fall". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  40. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (4 February 2013). "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga of 2013". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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